Heavy truck tire and wheel dolly



ct. 1949 G. H. JACKSON 2,483,968

HEAVY TRUCK TIRE AND WHEEL DOLLY Filed March 7, 1947 I 4. Inventm George Harold Jackson Patented Oct. 4, 1949 UNITE-D TATES PATENT QF F 'I CE V -2,4s3,90s L V V weat er-Le "oeoi'genama Jacksoniltolierts, Idaho iafiiiiidtien Maren, 1947ffia1 1--I0J73Z2117 '6; land ts liii iclj s. Q ro i m ifiotive -"vehicle. Mu in ebie t 1th. adjustable "leverage 'ffieaifs'cooperating with all of said above;mention ed gneans fpr lifting and.

removing a conventiona this invention as well as those "specifically recited herein above ..will become. apparent to those skilled in theart, in"followirig the description of the preferred embodiment of the'present invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawifigs, wherein: r a

.Figure l is. primarily an elevational "side view of the pr'es'ent invention ,withpar't broken away to 'show details. of. construction;

r c ivmg tl'lelower portion of Figurie2isi a perspective view of the hive tion disclosed in Figur e l' 5 Figure 3 is "a 'ff'gi'rieritar longitudinal sec; tional'view of the invention'di'sclosed in Figure? and taknsubstantially onjth'e -'Iirie 3-3 "thereof ate" in "the idirection o'f th'earro'ws, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the invention disclosed in Figure 2.

Referring now in detail to the illustrated preferred embodiment, like reference characters are used throughout to indicate similar elements thereof. It is a purpose of this invention to provide an extremely simple construction, both inexpensive and efficient. It is another purpose of this invention to provide means for sliding under one of the dual wheels in conventional heavy trucks, means for lifting said wheel, including the tire, and for sliding the entire assembly from the conventional lugs which hold the wheel as an operative portion of a truck. It is a further purpose of this invention that the means mentioned herein above might be used for lifting an end of a conventional light automotive vehicle from the ground for various purposes. This last-mentioned function obviates the necessity of a jack.

A sleeve ID of some suitable material, preferably metallic, is provided with an eye member I2 "z'clain'is. (01. 211 6531) ably secured "to the exterior thereof. Any le securing means may beused in this con- .1 P fe ably w inabraz ng and the k Ah in M, is suitably received in said eye memb r and a'hook I6 is provided at the freeend of said chain. H

. A "ll -s haped rod l 8 is "fixedly secured adjacent theterminal portion of 'said leeve ii! and said U-shaped member is provided with arcuate teral portions 20, It is herenoted that since the tantially U-shaped'memberfll is fixedly and i I bvablysecured to the sleeve ill, said sleeve in ght be consideredbifurcated at oneend there,- For ease in description the; said sleeve will escribe'd hereinafter as a bifurcated rod or uide nieansis; provided across said bifurca- D'an'd'is suitably'secured thereto as by weldnd the like; This guide meansmay be a Iefang'le member havingja flange '22 resting H, L 1 d bifurcationj'a'r'id, an, upwardly extending flange 2v4e'xtending therefrom, The flange'zlis also secured. to "one terminal. portion or; the said sleeye It for added rigidity jofconstruction.

[axl 26 is secured'in suitable bearings 28, h are rigidly. secured to .said bifurcation. elsj'3ll arejrotatably received on the. said is 'aftf25 for conveniently rolling the invention as desired.

j'If'h e op ration of the elements setforthherein above'is as follows: Abonventional tire which is ed on a truck wheel "or any conventional 'otivevehicle V1, ceivedfon'th'e said ions '20 by simply rolling the same were,- under. As is apparent from an inspection 'of Figure 1, when dual wheels are used one of the same need only be slightly raised as by rolling on a board or plank 34. It is here noted that if a fiat tire is to be removed the bifurcations may be forced under said tire without the use of said plank 34. Further, due to the spaced nature of the bifurcations, the ground contact points of the tire and wheel to be removed may be avoided and the bifurcation simply forced or slipped under the tire alongside of said ground contact point. The chain means I4 is then encircled about the upper portion of the tire and wheel and the hook i6 is suitably secured in a convenient link thereof, thereby locking said chain means about the upper portion of the tire and wheel. By slipping the bifurcations under the lower portion of the tire, the invention may be lifted until the guide means 24 rests against the outer wall of the said tire 22. It is now apparent that the tir and associated wheel are ready to age may be obtained in operation of the invention.

The preferable adjusting means consists of the provision of a plurality of apertures 40 in the shank of the said handle means 36 adapted to receive a pin 42 therethrough. Said pin 42 also goes through a suitable aperture 44 provided through said bifurcated sleeve member 10. 0bviously, this pin may simply be removed and the handle slid to the desired operative position, then held rigidly at that position by slipping said pin 42 through the apertures 40 and, 44. This feature assumes importance particularly in lifting the back end or front endof an automobile entirely off the ground without assistance from a conventional jack. Obviously, this may be done due to the tremendous mechanical advantage offered by the leverage principle.

While this invention has been described as particularly adaptable to be used in connection with the lifting and removal of tires and their associated wheels, it is within the purview of this invention to use the same for lifting other heavy elements such as engines, diiferential and axle housings and the like. It is apparent from an inspection of Figures 2 and 4 that the chain l4 may be received in the aperture 46 provided in said flange 22, thereby embracing any impedimenta which might be placed on the bifurcation 20. It has been found that the transportation of an engine, commonly used in automobiles, from one location to another may be accomplished in an easy manner by this means.

While there has been described but a single preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes including omissions and additions may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, limitation is sought only in accordance with the scope of the following claims.

Having thus described the present invention, what is claimed as novel and improved is as follows:

1. A wheel dolly comprising a sleeve having an end portion, a substantially U-shaped member having a web and legs, said web being rigidly attached to said sleeve at a point spaced from said end, an angle member secured to said legs and the end of said sleeve adapted to engage the side of a tire in removing and mounting the same on a vehicle, the ends of said legs being smoothly curved to support the tread portion of a tire and to act as a cam surface in mounting and dismounting a tire and wheel of a vehicle.

2. A wheel dolly comprising a sleeve having an apertured end and a flat end, an apertured extensible handle disposed in the bore of said sleeve, a pin extending through the apertured handle and apertured sleeve to maintain said handle in selected extensible positions with relation to the sleeve, a flexible member attached to said sleeve intermediate its ends to support a tire and wheel in mounting and dismounting it on a vehicle, a substantially U-shaped member having a web and legs,said web beingattachedto said sleeve adjacent the flat endthereof and on the under surface of said sleeve, an angle member bridging and rigidly secured to said legs, said angle member being attached intermediate its ends to said flattened end of said sleeve and being disposed on said legs on the same side thereof as is attached to said sleeve, said legs having smoothly curved end portions, the curvature initiating at substantially the junction between the legs and said angle member, said smoothly curved end portions acting to support a wheel and tire and also as a cam surface, an axle secured to said legs and rollers mounted on said axle between said legs.

. GEORGE HAROLD JACKSON.

nE En voEs CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 7 879,914 Schriver et al. Feb. 25, 1908 1,517,951 Cade Dec. 2, 1924 1,870,097 Coller Aug. 2, 1932 2,207,443 Schneider July 9, 1940 2,393,602 Baum Jan. 29, 1946 2,417,918 Fatur Mar. 25, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 118,923 Australia Sept. 5, 1944 474,605 Great Britain Apr. 28, 1936 

